Dr. Horvath earned his Ph.D. in Science Education in 2008 from the University of California, Davis. He has taught middle school science and high school Biology and Chemistry for thirteen years in California and internationally. His research interests include the teaching and learning of science through inquiry and the development of STEM teacher leaders committed to careers in urban schools. Dr. Horvath is currently the lead science faculty member at the San Francisco State University Center for Science and Math Education (CSME).

Horvath, L. & Avani N. (2014, October 25). Transitioning from the PACT to the edTPA: What do we Gain and what do we Lose? Presentation at the 2014 PACT and edTPA Implementation Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Bissell, J., Nelson, F., Ellis, M., Keller, J. & Horvath, L. (2014, June 4). California State University (CSU) and the New Standards: Partnerships supporting the CCCSS, NGSS and College and Career Readiness Standards. CSU panel presentation at the APLU Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative National Conference, Milwaukee, WI.

Horvath, L. & Avani, N. (2012, March 30). Embedding the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) in Secondary Education at San Francisco State University: Using “TASKSTREAM” for credential candidate support in successfully completing the TPA and to inform program improvement. Paper presented at the California Council on Teacher Education Spring Conference, San Jose, CA.

Horvath, L. (2012, January 6). The STEM Summer Institute: Opening the STEM Teaching Pathway for Community College Students. Group roundtable presentation at the Association of Science Teacher Educators Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL.

Horvath, L. (2010, January 15). Prospective science teacher’s perspectives on inquiry in the context of engaging in summer research internships. Poster presented at the Association of Science Teacher Educators Conference, Sacramento, CA.

Horvath, L. & Passmore, C. (2008, April 2). Pre-service science teachers’ construction of inquiry in the context of planning and teaching inquiry-based lessons. Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching Conference, Baltimore, Md.

Horvath, L. & Marshall J. (2013, October 9). Science and Art and the Four Dimensions of Understanding. Workshop presented for the Bay Area Writing Project at the Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland, CA.

2013 - 2014 PI Western Region Noyce Initiative, subcontract with Fresno State University for planning and hosting Western Regional Noyce Conference in San Francisco, Fall 2014. $51,000. National Science Foundation

Development team member and writer for the edTPA Secondary Science Assessment Handbook, Middle Level Science Assessment Handbook, and the Secondary and Middle Level Science Thinking Behind the Rubrics. Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity (SCALE) and Pearson publications.

HONORS & AWARDS

5/2015 Invited by The Stanford Center for Assessment Learning and Equity (SCALE) and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to join the edTPA National Academy as an Implementation Support Consultant

6/2013 Outstanding Service Award for Leadership as the PACT Coordinator for Secondary Education presented by the San Francisco State University Department of Secondary Education, San Francisco, CA

10/2012 Letter of commendation from the National Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium, Stanford University, for work with the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) and the National Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA).

6/2007 Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service to Education presented by the Graduate Group in Education, University of California, Davis, CA.

9/2009 – 1/2011 Served on the College of Education Sabbatical Committee, San Francisco State University

9/2009 – 12/2009 Served on the search committee for the Director of The Center for Science and Math Education, San Francisco State University

8/2009 – 6/2014 Served on the Teacher Credentialing Committee, San Francisco State University

6/2009 – 8/2013 CSU Liaison for the STEM Teachers’ as Researchers (STAR) program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, San Francisco State University, Romberg Tiburon Center, and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

9/2008 – 6/2013 PACT Coordination and Support, Secondary Education, San Francisco State University

10/2007 – 6/2011 Secondary Education representative on the College of Education NCATE Evaluation Committee, San Francisco State University.

9/2007 – 12/2008 Member of the California Science Teachers’ Conference Committee for the 2008 conference, San Jose, CA.

9/2007- 7/2008 Member of the Student Teaching Task Force, Secondary Education, San Francisco State University

9/2005 – present Benchmarker and Trainer of Trainers for the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) Consortium, Stanford University